In 2013, Emma Carey, then 20, jumped out of a helicopter at 14,000 feet, strapped to a skydiving instructor. Their chute opened too late. Her best friend, Jemma Mrdak, also 20 at the time, jumped seconds later. | TimElliottSMH
In 2013, Emma Carey, then 20, jumped out of a helicopter at 14,000 feet, strapped to a skydiving instructor. Their chute opened too late. Her best friend, Jemma Mrdak, also 20 at the time, jumped seconds later.Credit:I met Jemma in kindergarten in Canberra. I remember being petrified of her. She’s confident and outspoken and I’m shy and quiet. The year after, we just clicked. I could be myself completely around her. Also, our names rhymed, which we liked.
Eventually, an ambulance and a rescue helicopter came. I was placed on a spinal board, my neck in a brace, and slid inside. Somehow, Jemma talked her way on, too. Later, flying over the Alps, me heavily sedated, we simultaneously looked at each other and made this silly face we’ve been doing since we were kids – upper lip tucked under in this creepy smile. You don’t think that in the hardest moment of your life you can laugh, but you can.
We got to Switzerland on the fifth day of our trip. Emma was like, “Let’s go skydiving!” She’s a daredevil, but I’m not; she had to convince me. We were taken up in a helicopter. We told each other, “Love you, Lasso” and then jumped – she went first. It was cloudy, so I didn’t see her till we got to the ground, when I heard this blood-curdling scream. I saw her and her instructor lying on the ground; he was on top of her. She had blood all over her face; her teeth were shattered.” but said, “No.
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